[S198] Stephen A. White. Dictionnaire Généaogique des Familles Acadiennes, 1636-1714. Centre d'Études Acadiennes - Université de Moncton, 1999, Vol 1, page 23,[Steven White bases Pierre's birth date based on the following censuses (Rc = recensement) PR = Port Royal in 1686 where he is shown as age 40, Bbn = Beaubassin in 1693 where he is shown as age 43, 1698 which he is shown as age 48, and in 1700 where he is shown as age 50. Pierre was a pilot.
Steven indicates "nous ne connaissons pas le lieu d'origine de Pierre Arseneau. Il semble être arrivé à Port Royal après le recensement de 1671." (we do not know the origin of Pierre Arseneau, but he seems to have arrived in Port Royal after the 1671 census)].